Can You Travel While You Are Waiting for Your Green Card Application to Be Processed?
If you are concerned about doing something that could affect your Green Card application, you might be worried about traveling while your adjustment of status is pending. Can you travel during this period?
Generally speaking, adjustment applications will need to obtain an advance parole document in order to travel outside the U.S. while their Form I-485 (the application for a Green Card, or adjustment of status) is pending. If you are required to obtain an advance parole document and you do not do so, you will abandon your application for adjustment of status. Before you travel, you should consult with an immigration attorney, or you could cause serious harm to your application for a Green Card. An advance parole document is essentially a temporary travel authorization that allows you to reenter the U.S. without getting a visa.
There are some narrow exceptions for travel, meaning that some people with certain visas or who fit into other categories may not need to obtain an advance parole document in order to leave the country. However, you should never assume you fit into one of these exceptions until you have spoken with an experienced attorney.
Contact a San Antonio Immigration Lawyer
If you are considering traveling internationally while your adjustment of status is pending, you should know that it is essential to avoid doing so until you have spoken with an immigration lawyer about your case. To be absolutely clear, for most people who are waiting on a Green Card application, traveling internationally while your adjustment of status is pending will mean that you abandon your Green Card application. Do you need assistance obtaining an advance parole document or applying for adjustment of status? Our San Antonio immigration attorneys can help you. Contact the Lozano Law Firm for assistance.
Lozano Law Firm - Abogados de Inmigración
5718 University Heights Blvd #104,
San Antonio, TX 78249
(210) 899-2290
https://www.AbogadoLozano.com/
